Swivel for preventing the twisting of fishing lines of spinning tackles and the like



NOV. 15, H FRANZEN SWIVEL FOR PREVENTING THE TWISTING OF FISHING LINES OF SPINNING TACKLES AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 18, 193'? INVENTOK J /7./ALMAR FRA NZE/V J e 4 a;

A TTO KN EVS UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE SWIVEL FOR PREVENTING THE TWISTING OF FISHING LINES F SPINNING TACKLES AND THE LIKE Hjalmar Franzen, Bodsjo, Sweden Application December 18, 1937, Serial No. 180,626 In Sweden January 11, 1937 1 Claim. (01. 43-28) In spinning or similar fishing artificial baits on the accompanying drawing. The figures ilprovided with propeller-like blades which, when lustrate in a much enlarged scale a swivel acpulling in or rolling on the line, give the bait a cording to the invention. Fig. 1 shows a front rotating motion, it very often happens that the view, and Fig. 2 a side view, while Fig. 3 shows a 5 rotating motion of the bait is transmitted to the cross-section of the swivel. 5 line, whereby the latter will be more or less twist- In the figures, l designates the intermediate ed together, depending on the greater or less part or ring of the swivel, 2 designates wings connecting the line with the bait. 3 designates the pivot pins for the swivel. The

At the next throw, the line will have a tendency pins 3 are provided with fastening eyes and stop 10 to be entangled due to said twisting, whereby the flanges 4, said pins being carried through holes 5 throw will fail, whereupon a long time has to in the ring I, which holes are wide enough to r be spent to clear up the line thus entangled. To allow the ring to freely rotate about the pins.

been usual to provide the end of the line with at having a swivel on which the thread runs in a 15 been located sidewards from the axis of rotation Swivels according to the invention may be made 20 vented by such means, such weights while runthe swivel needs to rotate only so many revolu- 25 are apt to irritate and frighten the fish away bait to rotate the line caused by the frictional from the bait. resistance of the pivots oi the second swivel, to

counteract the twisting of the line in. a simple It is not necessary that the swivel at both ends 30 said object consists of a swivel, one end of which ably connected to the tackle only. is to be attached to the line While its other end Having now particularly described the nature is to be fastened to the swivel of the bait, and a of my invention and the manner of its operation, 35

fundamental feature consists therein that the what I claim is:

the water. When fitting out a spinning tackle, a securing the swivel to the line and the tackle re- 40 An embodiment of the invention is illustrated HJALMAR FRANZEN- 45 

